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paul cathedral before taking a trip through the city in three horse drawn carriages. but one member of the family will be missing, the queen's husband who turns 91 on monday was hospitalized yesterday with a bladder infection. hundreds of thousands have turned out to celebrate the diamond jubilee. after 60 years the queen is more popular than ever with approval ratings of over 80%. >> i've watched the coronation. and i've watched her through everything. i think she's amazing. >> reporter: last night the queen attended only part of a star attituded concert featuring stevie wonder -- studded concert featuring stevie wonder, elton john, and paul mccartney. but she was there to enjoy the cheers of the crowd initiated by her son prince charles. >> three resounding cheers for our majesty the queen. hip hip. >> hurray. >> hip hip. >> hurray. >> hip hip. >> hurray. >> reporter: the night ended with a kiss on the hand and a smile and a massive fireworks display. lighting up the sky above buckingham palace, cbs news, london. >>> our time right now coming up on 4:38. are we in s
paul cathedral before taking a trip through the city in three horse drawn carriages. but one member of the family will be missing, the queen's husband who turns 91 on monday was hospitalized yesterday with a bladder infection. hundreds of thousands have turned out to celebrate the diamond jubilee. after 60 years the queen is more popular than ever with approval ratings of over 80%. >> i've watched the coronation. and i've watched her through everything. i think she's amazing. >>...
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a less powerful 5.15 after shock was felt in the capital city. there were several other after shocks near the epicenter in a mountainous rural region. >>> a judge in the penn state sex abuse case issued a ruling ordering prosecutors to give jerry sandusky's lawyers the phone numbers and addresses of his accusers. the judge is also requiring prosecutors to turn over any juvenile records which might help sandusky's lawyers attack the credibility of his accusers. sandusky, a former penn state assistant coach is accused of sxually abuse -- sexually abusing ten boys over a 15-year period. he denies the charges. >>> a new eisenhower memorial will be located just at the base of capitol hill. during a house hearing, susan eisenhower, the granddaughter of the 34th president, testified the design she says focuses too much on eisenhower's humble roots instead of his accomplishments. the prominent architect frank gary designed the memorial. he says he's open to design changes. >>> our time is 4:36. at 4:40, lin-sanity is now the brand ambassador for a certai
a less powerful 5.15 after shock was felt in the capital city. there were several other after shocks near the epicenter in a mountainous rural region. >>> a judge in the penn state sex abuse case issued a ruling ordering prosecutors to give jerry sandusky's lawyers the phone numbers and addresses of his accusers. the judge is also requiring prosecutors to turn over any juvenile records which might help sandusky's lawyers attack the credibility of his accusers. sandusky, a former penn...
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in fact all the way up from dale city. and now let's go to maryland on the southbound side of i-270. live look here at route 121. lanes are open through clarks burg from frederick and down to the point where the lanes divide. i'll be back. back to you guys. >>> new research shows a new head lice treatment is very effective. a study in the new england journal of medicine looked at 765 patients and found 95% were lice-free after one dose of a lotion containing iver mectin. it's currently prescribed in pill form. >>> hypnosis may help women during menopause suffering through hot flashes. researchers at baylor university looked at 187 women and found hypnotic relaxation therapy reduced hot flashes as much as 80%. women also had less anxiety and depression. previous studies show hypnosis can also help lower hot flashes in breast cancer survivors. >>> a new study in the journal fleet suggests not getting enough of this could cause to you overeat. researchers found short sleep that's estimated at just four hours a night can affec
in fact all the way up from dale city. and now let's go to maryland on the southbound side of i-270. live look here at route 121. lanes are open through clarks burg from frederick and down to the point where the lanes divide. i'll be back. back to you guys. >>> new research shows a new head lice treatment is very effective. a study in the new england journal of medicine looked at 765 patients and found 95% were lice-free after one dose of a lotion containing iver mectin. it's currently...
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. >> he's a standup guy that's done a lot on the behalf of the city and children. >> brown ran against gray in the 2010 race. brown says gray gave him cash and money orders to stay in the race and verbal attack a third candidate then mayor adrienne fenty. >>> marion barry is recovering at a las vegas hospital after being treated for a blood clot. he says he got the clot while waiting on a plane in memphis. the 76-year-old is expected to make a full recovery. he says his doctors are telling him to stay on blood thinners and get plenty of exercise. he will also have to take it easy the next several days. >>> here's a look at some other things making news now. today marks the one-year anniversary of the tornado which devastated job lynn, missouri. >> president owe bam -- joplin, missouri. >> president obama visited on monday. we have more on the recovery. >> reporter: president obama didn't have to look far for motivation by his commencement address for joplin high school class of 2012. >> as lie out at this class and across this city, what's clear is that you're the source of inspiration
. >> he's a standup guy that's done a lot on the behalf of the city and children. >> brown ran against gray in the 2010 race. brown says gray gave him cash and money orders to stay in the race and verbal attack a third candidate then mayor adrienne fenty. >>> marion barry is recovering at a las vegas hospital after being treated for a blood clot. he says he got the clot while waiting on a plane in memphis. the 76-year-old is expected to make a full recovery. he says his...
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the city took in $370,000 every day. that adds up to $31 million in parking fines collected in the first four months of the current fiscal year. aaa says a total of 1.6 million tickets were issued in 2011. >> that's a lot of tickets. >>> there's new medical evidence that public smoking bans are leading to wide range health benefits. researchers in scotland credit add smoking ban for a drop in pre-term deliveries. does scotland banned smoking in all public places, premature births have fallen by 10%. >>> swedish researchers found that exercise helps turn on some genes in the muscle cells and reprograms them and makes them stronger. they also found caffeine could influence the muscle. yay. the same way. researchers, however, do not recommend you have a cup of joe in place in exercise or 17 cups of joe. >>> a new study shows how hunger can influence our choices. a french university tested people who had just eaten and others who had no food for hours. researchers flashed words very quickly on a computer screen and found hun
the city took in $370,000 every day. that adds up to $31 million in parking fines collected in the first four months of the current fiscal year. aaa says a total of 1.6 million tickets were issued in 2011. >> that's a lot of tickets. >>> there's new medical evidence that public smoking bans are leading to wide range health benefits. researchers in scotland credit add smoking ban for a drop in pre-term deliveries. does scotland banned smoking in all public places, premature births...
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no issues to report from dale city as you head up toward woodbridge and dale city. inbound 66 before route 15, a car off the road and police are ledded there right now. we are back with more traffic at 4:55. >>> if the p.s. atest went away, three times as many men would be fighting for their lives due to prostate cancer. scientists compared data from the 1980s when there was no routine testing to recent years when there has been widespread testing. it may have prevented 17,000 men per year from having advanced cancer. >> child abuse experts say children who are psychologically abused can be just as traumatized as those who are physically abused. a study finds psychological mistreatment is the most prevalent form of child abuse. they tblecting, terrorizing or belittling a child can make them feel worthless and unloved. >>> women exposed to high magnetic fields and overweight children are connected. researchers followed more than 700 children for 13 years and found those exposed to the highest magnetic fields before they were born, they were 69% more likely to be obes
no issues to report from dale city as you head up toward woodbridge and dale city. inbound 66 before route 15, a car off the road and police are ledded there right now. we are back with more traffic at 4:55. >>> if the p.s. atest went away, three times as many men would be fighting for their lives due to prostate cancer. scientists compared data from the 1980s when there was no routine testing to recent years when there has been widespread testing. it may have prevented 17,000 men per...
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city leaders have opposed the bill as an intrusion to d.c.'s self-rule. >>> a new research out revealing more about juvenile arthritis. it's an autoimmune disease which affects around 300,000 kids in the united states. but children with the condition can also have gi tract problems. skin issues even inflammation of the eyes. >> ongoing eye inflammation can lead to cataracts, glaucoma and even blindness. >> the pain and swelling continues the child should be brought to a pediatrician's attention and the best doctor to treat a complex disease in kids is a pediatric rheumatologist. >>> a health task force is recommending against using electrocardiograms for routine screenings in patients with low risk of heart failure. they found ecg screenings in those patients instead lead to unnecessary procedures or overtreatment. heart disease is the leading cause of death in the u.s. >>> doctors are recommending early intervention for children born with congenital heart defects. the american heart association says they are at a greater risk for other develo
city leaders have opposed the bill as an intrusion to d.c.'s self-rule. >>> a new research out revealing more about juvenile arthritis. it's an autoimmune disease which affects around 300,000 kids in the united states. but children with the condition can also have gi tract problems. skin issues even inflammation of the eyes. >> ongoing eye inflammation can lead to cataracts, glaucoma and even blindness. >> the pain and swelling continues the child should be brought to a...
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the opposition are gathering outside the city for a ground invasion. the nuns estimates more than 7500 people have died in the year-long pro-democracy uprising. former u.n. secretary kofi annan says he will travel to syria soon to try to broker a cease-fire and get humanitarian aid into the country. >>> three years in prison for lying to investigators. that's the sentence for former security chief at upper big branch mine in west virginia. 29 men were killed in the 2010 explosion there. he was convicted also of trying to destroy security documents from the upper big branch mine. that was the worst u.s. coal mine disaster in four decades in the united states. massy energy owned the mind at the time of the explosion. >>> no funeral plans have been announced for singer davy jones. he died suddenly yesterday at the age of 66. >> he became a household name as the lead singer for the monkees. we have more on the music of the 1960's teen idol. >> reporter: they were america's answer to the beatles, a made for tv sitcom band put together in 1966 to capitalize
the opposition are gathering outside the city for a ground invasion. the nuns estimates more than 7500 people have died in the year-long pro-democracy uprising. former u.n. secretary kofi annan says he will travel to syria soon to try to broker a cease-fire and get humanitarian aid into the country. >>> three years in prison for lying to investigators. that's the sentence for former security chief at upper big branch mine in west virginia. 29 men were killed in the 2010 explosion...
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oklahoma city, dallas 105. 106. this heat is going to expand off toward the east. this ridge right here, this is going to be building in toward us as we head toward the end of the week. in the short term, there's another look at debby in florida and the gulf. northeast as this storm which pushed the front toward us and we're going to sit with northwesterly winds the next couple of days before all that heat i just showed you blasts in for the end of the week and the weekend. today good, 82. a little breezy. tonight 50s and 60s. another nice night. ath breezy wednesday, 87. hot thursday, 96. by friday i still think we're headed toward 101 or 10, 102, somewhere in that range with an isolated afternoon storm. the upper 90s to near 100- degree heat, i think it will be with us right through early next week. ouch. monika samtani stepping in now at 4:49. hopefully she's got better news with time saver traffic. >>> at least i can tell you what's not good and then you can work your way around it. so that's good news. the beltway absolutely fine. that construction on the west
oklahoma city, dallas 105. 106. this heat is going to expand off toward the east. this ridge right here, this is going to be building in toward us as we head toward the end of the week. in the short term, there's another look at debby in florida and the gulf. northeast as this storm which pushed the front toward us and we're going to sit with northwesterly winds the next couple of days before all that heat i just showed you blasts in for the end of the week and the weekend. today good, 82. a...
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this year marks the 100th anniversary of the city of tokyo giving the city 3,000 trees. coming up in the next hour, we'll celebrate the start of the national cherry blossom festival with live reports from the tidal basin. it is now 4:37. >>> at 4:40, the world's largest delivery company is about to get a little big gler health experts suggest eating a colorful diet will increase your chances of surviving cancer. coming up at 4:50, we'll show you what that means. >>> we're back with your weather first when we return in two minutes. you're watching 9news now. >>> 4:40 on this tuesday morning. we've had some showers and storms overnight, mainly north of washington. have some right now. we'll show you them in just a few minutes. this morning we're be mostly cloudy early. 67 by noon. this afternoon can't rule out an isolated shower or storm with high temperatures back up to about 74, 75. again doppler, the seven-day in a few. monika with time saver traffic. >>> here's a look at 270 at route 121 southbound coming out of frederick you're doing fine. northbound a bit of construc
this year marks the 100th anniversary of the city of tokyo giving the city 3,000 trees. coming up in the next hour, we'll celebrate the start of the national cherry blossom festival with live reports from the tidal basin. it is now 4:37. >>> at 4:40, the world's largest delivery company is about to get a little big gler health experts suggest eating a colorful diet will increase your chances of surviving cancer. coming up at 4:50, we'll show you what that means. >>> we're back...
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temperatures in central kansas could be near 110. 101 kansas city. oklahoma city 102. i'm showing you this because i want you to see how this expands eastward as we go into -- expand eastward as we go into thursday. detroit 96. st. louis 105. this is the air mass headed in our direction for friday and the entire weekend. big ridge of high pressure there. debby by the way downgraded to a tropical depression and starting to move now. this is good news. we can shut down the rains maybe in north florida where the flooding has been tremendous there. in the northeast maine still has the rain here going back into eastern new york state. this is what's keeping us protected from the heat at least in the short term. this is going to pull away. the heat will roll in and the stretch of weather we've got coming will be a very hot one or maybe some record setting heat here by friday. 88 today. still a good day. low humidity levels. tonight we're back 60s to about 70. for tomorrow mid-90s. a little bit more humid and then even hotter on friday. in fact, straight thunderstorm in the h
temperatures in central kansas could be near 110. 101 kansas city. oklahoma city 102. i'm showing you this because i want you to see how this expands eastward as we go into -- expand eastward as we go into thursday. detroit 96. st. louis 105. this is the air mass headed in our direction for friday and the entire weekend. big ridge of high pressure there. debby by the way downgraded to a tropical depression and starting to move now. this is good news. we can shut down the rains maybe in north...
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he still have some northwest of stafford toward bealeton, catlett, manassas and dale city. a little damp this morning. look at the temps down in the low 40s in luray and cumberland. oakland. a chilly morning at 34. it's 20 degrees warmer at the patuxent river naval air station and easton at 49. our michael & son weather camera, this is wisconsin avenue in northeast d.c. it is gleaming with wetness. 48. a windchill making it feel like 43 this morning thanks to a north wind at national at 12 miles an hour. so some showers on the east coast but our next weather maker, the next front that's going to come toward us tomorrow is across the upper midwest. the storm system spinning north of minnesota. showers from the great lakes back through iowa and south dakota this morning. that is driving more toward the east. looks like the bulk of that is going to stay north of us. when i show you the futurecast, you'll see we have a chance for shows showers again this morning pulling away. then tomorrow with the front, we'll be generally clear tonight with patchy fog. tomorrow with the front
he still have some northwest of stafford toward bealeton, catlett, manassas and dale city. a little damp this morning. look at the temps down in the low 40s in luray and cumberland. oakland. a chilly morning at 34. it's 20 degrees warmer at the patuxent river naval air station and easton at 49. our michael & son weather camera, this is wisconsin avenue in northeast d.c. it is gleaming with wetness. 48. a windchill making it feel like 43 this morning thanks to a north wind at national at 12...
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may be the best in fiscal shape of any major city in the whole country. mayor vincent gray announced d.c. has a $240 million surplus from fiscal year 2011. the long time c.e.o. subjected keeping that surplus as part of a rainy day fund and the mayor agrees. >> this is one time money. it isn't as if the surplus represents money we will get every year going forward. >> people are tired of being nickeled and diemed to death -- dimed to death. we need to take a look at every option to see if they can get some relief. >> underspending by the city agencies is part of the reason for the surplus. others point to higher fees, fines and tax increase on the wealthy leading to the surplus. >>> 4:35. here's a look at some other things making news now. a team of united nations monitors is inspecting iran's nuclear facility. here in washington, there are concerns the iranians are developing nuclear weapons. both the united states and several of their european allies have enacted sanctions to punish iran for its nuclear ambitions. the iranian foreign minister has told th
may be the best in fiscal shape of any major city in the whole country. mayor vincent gray announced d.c. has a $240 million surplus from fiscal year 2011. the long time c.e.o. subjected keeping that surplus as part of a rainy day fund and the mayor agrees. >> this is one time money. it isn't as if the surplus represents money we will get every year going forward. >> people are tired of being nickeled and diemed to death -- dimed to death. we need to take a look at every option to...
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after four nights of protests, city officials now say they will ask the u.s. attorney's office to investigate. city council also wants federal investigators to look at how police responded to protesters after police officers fired pepper balls into a crowd hurling rocks and bottles of them. >>> the man convicted of jennifer hudson's mother, brother and nephew was given three life sentences worth 120 years for the other crimes tied to this case. the sentencing came after the judge denied the request for a new trial for william balfour. the judge said his soul was barren. >>> a teenager who tweeted the names of her rapists will not be punished now. attorneys for two teenagers have dropped their contempt motion. one of the lawyers said the boys' names have been circulated worldwide. holding the teen in contempt seems to be a useless exercise they say. the 17-yard was sexually -- 17- year-old was sexually assaulted after she got drunk and passed out. the boys got the deal and she thought it was too lenient so she tweeted about those boys using their names against
after four nights of protests, city officials now say they will ask the u.s. attorney's office to investigate. city council also wants federal investigators to look at how police responded to protesters after police officers fired pepper balls into a crowd hurling rocks and bottles of them. >>> the man convicted of jennifer hudson's mother, brother and nephew was given three life sentences worth 120 years for the other crimes tied to this case. the sentencing came after the judge...
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mary's city. slick spots this morning well south of washington. i think for the most part though, we are okay. and a fairly mild week this week with lots of 50s and even 60s as we head toward thursday and friday. a few showers here and there, looks like toward the mid and latter part of the week. no systems looked particularly strong at this time but we will get a good cold front here by the middle of the week. this morning we are down to the freezing mark in winchester, hagerstown 81. but south and southeast of town, generally in the mid-30s. and richmond, with that snow clipping to the trees and stuff there, 4. wind chills also a little bit of a factor. down in the 20s this morning. fields like 31 in baltimore and obviously the winds are calm. looking outside your mike ole and son weather camera. cloudy skies but good visibility. 38 degrees, north winds at 15, so that is giving us that wind chill of 29. look at the humidity. only 57%. we had a couple of sprinkles here. flurries down south, basically. our next storm system is going to affect comi
mary's city. slick spots this morning well south of washington. i think for the most part though, we are okay. and a fairly mild week this week with lots of 50s and even 60s as we head toward thursday and friday. a few showers here and there, looks like toward the mid and latter part of the week. no systems looked particularly strong at this time but we will get a good cold front here by the middle of the week. this morning we are down to the freezing mark in winchester, hagerstown 81. but...
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it's wonderful to be in the capital city and in a city where it's emblematic of the changing force in this nation. >> amid-all the celebration for capital pride, members of the community say there's a strong message they're trying to get out. >> just equality. >> one group or organization or government agency that is on our side is one for the better. it helps everybody else jump on the bandwagon. >> reporter: for the first time ever an american president has officially supported gay marriage. locally the state of maryland has passed legislation allowing for gay couples to wednesday. it's said to go into effect next year unless a referendum vote from the public strikes it down. >> it's wonderful to see the tide changing in favor of gay rights and to recognize the fact that -- [ inaudible ] >> reporter: for many this weekend's events are not just an opportunity to celebrate the accomplishments made by gay activists but also a chance to recharge their efforts for the battle they will undoubtedly continue to fight. >> we have a long way. there's always a lot of progress that can be made.
it's wonderful to be in the capital city and in a city where it's emblematic of the changing force in this nation. >> amid-all the celebration for capital pride, members of the community say there's a strong message they're trying to get out. >> just equality. >> one group or organization or government agency that is on our side is one for the better. it helps everybody else jump on the bandwagon. >> reporter: for the first time ever an american president has officially...
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but see the 80 in oklahoma city and dallas 82? into saturday only 11 in great falls but the warmth st. louis 74. then into sunday the warmth scoots east and we'll see near 70 in greensboro with 17 in bismarck. the cold from the west, the warmth from the east and that's why we're looking at potentially 70 or better here on sunday and around that on monday. there's that storm which is raging on the waste coast. big storm, center's now in california but the cold air in place and the moisture coming up into the cold. we've got snow in the rockies especially in the mountains here. they're going to be parts of montana that get 2 feet of wind driven snow. for us we're saying good-bye to the nor'easter. it's right there. and slowly scooting off toward the east. high pressure's building in. and we're going to be in great shape the next couple of days. in fact our futurecast nice and quiet. little warm front late tonight early tomorrow may produce a few clouds and even a stray shower across pennsylvania. but tomorrow morning, notice a coupl
but see the 80 in oklahoma city and dallas 82? into saturday only 11 in great falls but the warmth st. louis 74. then into sunday the warmth scoots east and we'll see near 70 in greensboro with 17 in bismarck. the cold from the west, the warmth from the east and that's why we're looking at potentially 70 or better here on sunday and around that on monday. there's that storm which is raging on the waste coast. big storm, center's now in california but the cold air in place and the moisture...
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mary's city and ridge. it is the eastern shore, look at it not quite to cambridge, it is going to stay heavy stuff south of you. plenty of lightning in this. the rest of us just another mild, muggy morning. temperatures in the upper 60s. upper marlboro 69, hey market 67. outside on the michael and son weather camera, looking good out there, mostly cloudy skies at national. 74 with the humidity 82%. it is a tad less human than yesterday but is still kind of muggy out there. temperatures way up there. tulsa, oklahoma yesterday got to 112 and 108 in oklahoma city. they could be even hotter today. dallas 109. we are going to see a little bit of this heat as we get toward the end of the week and the weekend. you could really see this, follow this. high pressure here, see this ridge there and then you have a dip across the ohio valley and the northeast. when we have a dip in the jet, that allows the showers and storms to persist. underneither the ridge that is high and dry in the midwest this morning coming throu
mary's city and ridge. it is the eastern shore, look at it not quite to cambridge, it is going to stay heavy stuff south of you. plenty of lightning in this. the rest of us just another mild, muggy morning. temperatures in the upper 60s. upper marlboro 69, hey market 67. outside on the michael and son weather camera, looking good out there, mostly cloudy skies at national. 74 with the humidity 82%. it is a tad less human than yesterday but is still kind of muggy out there. temperatures way up...
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that may happen in new york city real soon. the reason behind that drastic suggestion coming up. >> and at 4:41. they're made in china, now a popular electronic device could be sold there as well soon. jessica doyle has that story in your money. you're watching 9news now.
that may happen in new york city real soon. the reason behind that drastic suggestion coming up. >> and at 4:41. they're made in china, now a popular electronic device could be sold there as well soon. jessica doyle has that story in your money. you're watching 9news now.
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he really would tell the city to party hard. this is a devastating loss. >> reporter: got a grammy nomination? >> unbelievable. >> reporter: chuck brown was 75. he began performing back in the 1960s. by the '70s when the rest of the country was deep into disco, d.c. had its own sound called go go. ♪ chuck's biggest hit "busting loose" soared you have the charts in -- up the charts in 1978. even today it's played on every d.c. radio station. ♪ chuck brown's live concerts were a family affair. four generations turned out to hear chuck. >> he ohm boyed what we are, who we are, what we do. >> he is the true definition of d.c. culture. >> if you're from d.c. you have to be a chuck brown fan. >> how? >> right now because right now, i'm just enjoying every minute of -- of being on this planet. >> reporter: probably don't even have a permit for this and no idea how long it's going to go on but it's chuck brown, you really don't need a permit. somebody said that chuck brown is to d.c. what elvis is to memphis. back to you in the stud
he really would tell the city to party hard. this is a devastating loss. >> reporter: got a grammy nomination? >> unbelievable. >> reporter: chuck brown was 75. he began performing back in the 1960s. by the '70s when the rest of the country was deep into disco, d.c. had its own sound called go go. ♪ chuck's biggest hit "busting loose" soared you have the charts in -- up the charts in 1978. even today it's played on every d.c. radio station. ♪ chuck brown's live...
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and coming in fifth atlantic city, new jersey. a reminder that you're probably already aware of police are going to be serious about seat belt enforcement and distracted driving, even just looking down at your phone they're going to catch you. if you're staying in town, different bicycle associations recently ranked maryland as the nation's top ten bicycle friendly states and the district itself as the fourth best bike cities in america. i myself will be on the capital crescent trail this weekend. back to you. >>> it's a trip none of us want to ta. i'm talking about going to the emergency room where sometimes depending on where you go, you can wait for hours before anyone recognizes you there. well, this morning we have some help for you navigating the er. i'm joined by david seeburg, the president of american college of emergency physicians and he has a little er101 for us. first off, nobody is prepared to go to the emergency room. that's why they call it an emergency. can you put together a kit at your house? >> absolutely. goin
and coming in fifth atlantic city, new jersey. a reminder that you're probably already aware of police are going to be serious about seat belt enforcement and distracted driving, even just looking down at your phone they're going to catch you. if you're staying in town, different bicycle associations recently ranked maryland as the nation's top ten bicycle friendly states and the district itself as the fourth best bike cities in america. i myself will be on the capital crescent trail this...
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the historic city of santiago, cuba was hardest hit. president raul castro is expected to visit the region to survey the damage later today. >>> we've made it very easy for you to track the storm on your smartphone. here's what you do. you text sandy to 25543. you will receive simple instructions on how to download our wusa weather app. >>> 4:54. here's a look at today's question of the morning. this has been chosen as the best candy to give out at halloween. >> we love the candy. is it pop rocks, a? b, m&ms or c, necco wafers. give it some thought and post your answer. we'll share some of the answers in the next half-hour. ♪ makes the world taste good ♪ who can take the rain bow ♪ >>> welcome bark. 4:57. your weather first. still made with upper 50s to low 60s. as we go throughout the day, we'll see the clouds lift some. still mostly cloudy if not overcast. sunshine this afternoon kind of like yesterday with the high temp in the low 70s. monika, good morning. >>> good morning. if you're planning to head over on 95 in virginia, th
the historic city of santiago, cuba was hardest hit. president raul castro is expected to visit the region to survey the damage later today. >>> we've made it very easy for you to track the storm on your smartphone. here's what you do. you text sandy to 25543. you will receive simple instructions on how to download our wusa weather app. >>> 4:54. here's a look at today's question of the morning. this has been chosen as the best candy to give out at halloween. >> we love...
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no problems to report out of dale city on 95 up to woodbridge and springfield. a live look further north here at 395 at shirlington circle and you can see how quiet it is heading for the 14th street bridge and into the downtown area. we'll go back to the maps this time to the west side of town. 66 is incident-free out of centreville. no problems as you head in toward fairfax and the beltway. that construction on the toll road westbound should be cleared up pretty much. we'll take a live look at the dulles toll road and here's what it looks like at route 28. coming out of dulles. no problems on the toll road as you head all the way over toward the beltway. now there's good news and bad news this week about the dulles rail construction. the good news first, tuesday, fairfax county confirmed their commitment of close to $500 million for the second phase of the expansion past dulles airport into loudoun county. bad news is it could be delayed if loudoun and the commonwealth pull out of the station due to cost concerns. i spoke with secretary of transportation ray la
no problems to report out of dale city on 95 up to woodbridge and springfield. a live look further north here at 395 at shirlington circle and you can see how quiet it is heading for the 14th street bridge and into the downtown area. we'll go back to the maps this time to the west side of town. 66 is incident-free out of centreville. no problems as you head in toward fairfax and the beltway. that construction on the toll road westbound should be cleared up pretty much. we'll take a live look at...
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in ocean city, they're finding a new boardwalk. first phase of the $6 million project is complete from the north end of the walk to 17th street. the remaining 2.5-mile boardwalk will be finished during the next off-season. >>> there's a new thrill ride in ocean city this season. one you're not going to find anywhere else on the east coast. it aqua loop at the jolly rogers amusement park opened. you step into a compartment and you wait for the bottom to propel out before being propelled into twists and turns at 37 miles an hour. that's three gs of force. wow. >> you're going 37 miles an hour with nothing but your swimming trunks on. that's got to say something. just the reaction, the looks on their faces. it's just a really great ride. >> the travel channel named the aqua loop one of the top three summer thrills this year. popular mechanics magazine calls it the best water slide in the country. would you do that, mike? >> i am in. that looks fantastic. >> i'm scared. men in black 3 took the top spot at the box office. the sequel sta
in ocean city, they're finding a new boardwalk. first phase of the $6 million project is complete from the north end of the walk to 17th street. the remaining 2.5-mile boardwalk will be finished during the next off-season. >>> there's a new thrill ride in ocean city this season. one you're not going to find anywhere else on the east coast. it aqua loop at the jolly rogers amusement park opened. you step into a compartment and you wait for the bottom to propel out before being propelled...
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. >> reporter: that hand on his back belongs to city attorney general nathan. city council chairman mend ellison embraced the mayor during the ceremony an indication of the personal affection. councilman graham is not asking for the resignation of gray but says -- >> i think there's an urgent need for -- him to make a full statement. but i think the city is really trying out for that kind of -- crying out for that kind of clearing of the air. it should be a formal press conference. we should speak to the residents of the direct of columbia. -- district of columbia. >> reporter: he is not asking for gray to resign. >> it's been the turn at this point and the one piece i would add right now is you kind of think of the metaphor people just need to sit down in the boat. >> reporter: harder in choppy water, harder still in the tsunami caused by an earthquake like the rev lake tuesday of the secret -- revelation tuesday of the secret shadow campaign. gary nuremberg, 9news now. >> a d.c. police officer is on administrative duty after he allegedly threatened to shoot m
. >> reporter: that hand on his back belongs to city attorney general nathan. city council chairman mend ellison embraced the mayor during the ceremony an indication of the personal affection. councilman graham is not asking for the resignation of gray but says -- >> i think there's an urgent need for -- him to make a full statement. but i think the city is really trying out for that kind of -- crying out for that kind of clearing of the air. it should be a formal press conference....
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now so we're a part of the city. so thank you very much. >> reporter: the event coincides with the dvd release of the marli documentary. -- >> marley documentary. the film was made with the family's support and features rare footage and never before scene performances of the late reggae legend. the first trailer from the upcoming thriller "zero dark 30" was just released. the action packed movie is about the special ops mission to track down osama bin laden. the film is from katherine bigelow, the oscar winning director of "the hurt lucker." faith hill and tim mcgraw are taking their act to las vegas. they'll be performing for ten weekends at the v.a. nearby shan -- venetian starting this december. tickets for the general public go on sale monday. the author of the "50 shades" trilogy is issuing a companion album. she chose the pieces that inspired her to write the ear rottic best sellers -- erotic best sellers. that's your eye on entertainment. teresa garcia, cbs news action los angeles. >>> good morning. thank you
now so we're a part of the city. so thank you very much. >> reporter: the event coincides with the dvd release of the marli documentary. -- >> marley documentary. the film was made with the family's support and features rare footage and never before scene performances of the late reggae legend. the first trailer from the upcoming thriller "zero dark 30" was just released. the action packed movie is about the special ops mission to track down osama bin laden. the film is...
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i lived in oklahoma city. worked there for a few years. mid march to mid june really was about the hardest is a -- heart of the severe weather system and then the tornadoes would head to the dakotas, southern canada. unfortunately they got hit hard yesterday. on the plus side, there weren't any reports of deaths from that in spite of the amazing picks. you saw the trucks flying around. one thing we need, we need a little bit of storms here, not to that severity but we need some rain. we're running quite a deficit just for the first three months or so of the year. we're down 2 to 3 and a half inches. we should have closer to 9 or 10 inches. not 6 in change in parts of martinsburg and 6 and three- quarters up in baltimore. that should be more than 10 inches. we need to get some rain around here on a more regular basis or we'll get in trouble here this summer. the drier we are, the warmer we're going to be and clearly march was a warm, dry month. we're looking at partly cloudy skies. 40s and 50s. definitely jackets out there. sunrise 6:47 but
i lived in oklahoma city. worked there for a few years. mid march to mid june really was about the hardest is a -- heart of the severe weather system and then the tornadoes would head to the dakotas, southern canada. unfortunately they got hit hard yesterday. on the plus side, there weren't any reports of deaths from that in spite of the amazing picks. you saw the trucks flying around. one thing we need, we need a little bit of storms here, not to that severity but we need some rain. we're...
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employees who collected unemployment benefits while they were actually employed by the city. that is, if they collected less than $20,000 in the sort of scheme. "washington examiner" says that means most of the 130 people under investigation would avoid criminal charges. d.c. attorney general nathan did say anyone who received more than $20,000 could still face prosecution. that comes after 90 employees were suspended after a probe they allegedly committed unemployment insurance fraud. >>> 4:31. privacy advocates are concerned now that congress has authorized the increased use of unmanned aerial drones here in the u.s. >> these are the eyes in the sky that have been instrumental in fighting terrorists abroad. gary nurenberg examines the future of policing in america. >> reporter: they can look really little. essentially invisible. >> the fourth amendment allows observation by the government of people in public places but this is to a new degree, unprecedented. >> reporter: the bigger ones, predators and global hawks have tracked and helped kill terrorists abroad. following su
employees who collected unemployment benefits while they were actually employed by the city. that is, if they collected less than $20,000 in the sort of scheme. "washington examiner" says that means most of the 130 people under investigation would avoid criminal charges. d.c. attorney general nathan did say anyone who received more than $20,000 could still face prosecution. that comes after 90 employees were suspended after a probe they allegedly committed unemployment insurance...
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north of belize city. so tulume south of cancun can take a good beating from this. this is likely to be hurricane ernesto by landfall. winds could be 80 miles an hour or higher than that. it will weaken over the yucatan. get back into the southern gulf of mexico and then it will make another landfall, maybe as a strong thunderstorm here by -- strong tropical storm here by the time we get into friday morning. stop the clock at 8:00 a.m. once it gets into the mountains of mexico, it will tear it up and lose the water as well. ernesto going to cause some problems to the south. here's a look at our forecast. today about 91. isolated shower or storm most of the day. most of us won't have any problems, 91. tonight down in the 70s. a few upper 60s well north and west of town but we'll have a low about 75. tomorrow 92. afternoon storm or two. thursday 94 with a couple of storms in the afternoon. as we head toward friday, friday is probably going to abfairly active -- to be a fairly active weather day. showers and thunderstorms, upper 80s. maybe something saturday. saturday
north of belize city. so tulume south of cancun can take a good beating from this. this is likely to be hurricane ernesto by landfall. winds could be 80 miles an hour or higher than that. it will weaken over the yucatan. get back into the southern gulf of mexico and then it will make another landfall, maybe as a strong thunderstorm here by -- strong tropical storm here by the time we get into friday morning. stop the clock at 8:00 a.m. once it gets into the mountains of mexico, it will tear it...
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. >> we drove into the city and did see some flowering trees. we thought well maybe the cherry blossoms might be starting to come out a little bit but i guess they're not quite there yet. >> reporter: but in just three weeks they will be and this year marks 100 years since the first planting of the japanese cherry trees on the tidal basin. >> who would have thought 1912, a gift of friendship would have endured such things as pearl harbor and hiroshima and we're still enduring that friendship today. i didn't understand the significance of this gift of friendship when i took this job 20 years ago, but i do get it now. i really do. >> reporter: the festival has been expanded from two weeks to almost six weeks because of the centennial. without a doubt these trees are going to be blooming at some point during that period. the only danger is that these blooms may already be gone for the last few weeks of the festival. at the tidal basin, i'm kristin fisher, 9news now. >>> we have a reaction to a story you saw first only on 9news now. we told you abou
. >> we drove into the city and did see some flowering trees. we thought well maybe the cherry blossoms might be starting to come out a little bit but i guess they're not quite there yet. >> reporter: but in just three weeks they will be and this year marks 100 years since the first planting of the japanese cherry trees on the tidal basin. >> who would have thought 1912, a gift of friendship would have endured such things as pearl harbor and hiroshima and we're still enduring...
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. >> reporter: government forces have been bombing the syrian city of holmes for more than two weeks. they are reportedly blocking food and medical supplies from reaching the rebel stronghold. secretary of state hillary clinton and leaders of about 70 countries including much of the arab world are expected to demand a cease fire so humanitarian aid can reach holmes. in tunisia today, it includes ways to pressure the president, bashar al-assad to step down. >> we must never lose sight of what this is about. >> reporter: the united nations estimates more than 5400 people have died in the prodemocracy uprising in the past year. u. n. investigators say al- assad's regime is committing serious crimes against humanity. one will return to syria to fight if he has to. >> we will not lift our people in holmes. we don't -- we will not let them -- we will go there and die there. >> reporter: the white house has said it wants a diplomatic edge to the crisis in syria but in recent days the administration signaled it may consider other options including supporting opposition forces. >> it is clear
. >> reporter: government forces have been bombing the syrian city of holmes for more than two weeks. they are reportedly blocking food and medical supplies from reaching the rebel stronghold. secretary of state hillary clinton and leaders of about 70 countries including much of the arab world are expected to demand a cease fire so humanitarian aid can reach holmes. in tunisia today, it includes ways to pressure the president, bashar al-assad to step down. >> we must never lose...
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of the city. -- foot terrace with views of the city. that's your eye on entertainment. >> that's some pad. >>> good morning. thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. on this friday eve. i'm andrea roane. >>> i got excited there for
of the city. -- foot terrace with views of the city. that's your eye on entertainment. >> that's some pad. >>> good morning. thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. on this friday eve. i'm andrea roane. >>> i got excited there for
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syrian president bashar assad despite monday's deadline to pull out of the cities, secretary clinton says russia's refusal to support international action is keeping assad in power. she says the u.s. will once again call on russia to backup a plan to get humanitarian aid to syria. >>> the special prosecutor investigating the death of trayvon martin will release new information about the case before this weekend. she will decide in george zimmerman will face charges or not. the neighborhood watch captain claims in february he shot an unarmed teenager in self- defense. yesterday zimmerman's lawyers quit saying their client was not answering their calls or following their advice. >>> two teachers and one school staff worker now forever known as the three ameeg goes are the owners of the winning megamillions ticket for maryland. >> this is the picture of the three friends that we will see and the only picture. they're always to remain anonymous. we did learn that one is an elementary schoolteacher, one a special education teacher and the third a school staff worker. they pooled their mon
syrian president bashar assad despite monday's deadline to pull out of the cities, secretary clinton says russia's refusal to support international action is keeping assad in power. she says the u.s. will once again call on russia to backup a plan to get humanitarian aid to syria. >>> the special prosecutor investigating the death of trayvon martin will release new information about the case before this weekend. she will decide in george zimmerman will face charges or not. the...
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new york city has already banned the sale of sugary drinks over 16 ounces. that's the size of 7-eleven's gulp, the smallest in the big gulp family. so in new york, the big gulp is already banned and don't even think about the whopping 64- ounce double gulp. >> i never even drink but half of the big gulp. it would be fine with me. >> reporter: supporters say a ban could help curb obesity and diabetes. >> well, i think that americans do need to watch their health and it costs the general public a lot of money for diabetes. >> reporter: but opponents call it overregulation. >> it's probably not going to accomplish very much because people will just go with the smaller drink size and buy more of them. i think you could do a lot more with education on this issue. >> i think with all of the other problems that we have in the district, poverty, education, this seems to be a waste of time. >> reporter: in washington, kristin fisher, 9news now. >> according to wtop radio, three sitting council members have already said that they would support a ban. two others and th
new york city has already banned the sale of sugary drinks over 16 ounces. that's the size of 7-eleven's gulp, the smallest in the big gulp family. so in new york, the big gulp is already banned and don't even think about the whopping 64- ounce double gulp. >> i never even drink but half of the big gulp. it would be fine with me. >> reporter: supporters say a ban could help curb obesity and diabetes. >> well, i think that americans do need to watch their health and it costs...
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until a settlement is reached, the city's 350 public school students will remain out of school. the union is planning to hold a labor rally tomorrow. >>> it is 4:35. another beautiful day for a near perfect week. howard is back in two minutes to let you know what to expect. >>> at 4:39, the federal reserve announce as new stimulus plan to try to get the economy onling again-- >> rolling again. >> plan for a weekend of delays. the weather is nice but lots of delays if you plan on using metro transit. we'll explain at 4:38. >> keep -- 4:48. >> keep it right here. you're watching 9news now. >>> welcome back. 4:37. not bad out there. once again clear to partly cloudy skies. it will be a seasonably warm day. highs will get into the low 80s. a stray shower tonight. the weekend is looking good. i'll have details in about five minutes. right now here's monika with timesaver traffic. >>> on the southbound side of i- 95 overnight, there had been construction it the beltway and lorton. right now looks like the lanes are open both directions of 95 between lorton and springfield. i'll be bac
until a settlement is reached, the city's 350 public school students will remain out of school. the union is planning to hold a labor rally tomorrow. >>> it is 4:35. another beautiful day for a near perfect week. howard is back in two minutes to let you know what to expect. >>> at 4:39, the federal reserve announce as new stimulus plan to try to get the economy onling again-- >> rolling again. >> plan for a weekend of delays. the weather is nice but lots of delays...
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s ward five choose a new city council member. they'll be filling the seat previously held bihari thomas -- by harry thomas jr. who resigned in january after pleading guilty to two charges. you can find a complete voters guide to all the candidates at wusa9.com. coming up at 50bg, our deal -- at 5:00, our delia goncalves takes a closer look at some of the front runners. >>> d.c. police are searching for a man they're calling a person of interest in the murder of a baby kuron hunt. they want to know if you recognize the man in this video. you can see him on the right hand side of the korean. ku -- of the screen. kuron's mother was stabbed in the stock ma'am -- in the stomach. her cause of death was the stab wound her mother suffered. if you recognize this person in this video, please contact d.c. mission. >>> they say he's a child rapist and they want him off the streets. police in fredricksburg, virginia need your help as they search for this man jonathan rodriguez arzuaga. he's charged with raping a child under the age of 13 and
s ward five choose a new city council member. they'll be filling the seat previously held bihari thomas -- by harry thomas jr. who resigned in january after pleading guilty to two charges. you can find a complete voters guide to all the candidates at wusa9.com. coming up at 50bg, our deal -- at 5:00, our delia goncalves takes a closer look at some of the front runners. >>> d.c. police are searching for a man they're calling a person of interest in the murder of a baby kuron hunt. they...
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and he says there's a good reason for that. >> i'm a complete sucker for big cities. i am not a fan of the country. i rarely go to the country. i don't like the quiet. i don't like the insects. >> reporter: for his next movie allen is setting his sights on san francisco. teresa garcia, cbs news, los angeles. >> woody allen going from paris to italy. >>> good morning. thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. we're staying right here in d.c. to bring you the news. i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike hydeck. i don't get him. >> not in this century. >> good morning, monika samtani. she has traffic momentarily. howard bernstein? >> they were great movies. i'm dating myself. >>> weather wise, let's talk about the heat, the humidity, the muggies that are back. very tough next couple of days around here feeling just like mid summer with the summer solstice actually 7:09 this evening. here's a look at your day planner. check be outside, we have haze and humidity. it is awfully sticky
and he says there's a good reason for that. >> i'm a complete sucker for big cities. i am not a fan of the country. i rarely go to the country. i don't like the quiet. i don't like the insects. >> reporter: for his next movie allen is setting his sights on san francisco. teresa garcia, cbs news, los angeles. >> woody allen going from paris to italy. >>> good morning. thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. we're staying right here in d.c. to bring you the news....
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romney's also scheduled to host a pain fund-raiser and private dinner tonight in pentagon city. >>> this afternoon former house speaker newt gingrich is scheduled to officially end his presidential bid during a news conference this afternoon at the arlington hilton. his advisors have indicated he will endorse mitt romney. yesterday gingrich announced his intention to drop out of the race in an online video. he thanked his campaign work information their help along the campaign trail. he also pledged to continue helping the republican party in the general election. >>> the jury will be back at work this morning in the sex abuse trial of michael gardner. he's the falls church businessman accused of molesting three young girls who attended his daughter's slumber party last summer. the defense and prosecution delivered closing arguments yesterday. the jury deliberated for about two hours before they went home for the night. >>> residents in culpeper, virginia want police and prosecutors to speed up the pace of their investigation into the shooting death of patricia cook. she was shot and kil
romney's also scheduled to host a pain fund-raiser and private dinner tonight in pentagon city. >>> this afternoon former house speaker newt gingrich is scheduled to officially end his presidential bid during a news conference this afternoon at the arlington hilton. his advisors have indicated he will endorse mitt romney. yesterday gingrich announced his intention to drop out of the race in an online video. he thanked his campaign work information their help along the campaign trail....
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by the citizens of the city will be used not only for the purposes of this city but the decision about those resources will rest solely with the people in the city. >> council chair kwame brown, council members michael brown and david kitania attended the announcement. they're expected to be a part of the city's delegation as well. >> president obama will make a rare appearance at the pentagon. he'll join defense officials in outlining a strategy for a leaner u.s. military. the proposal is expected to include plans to cut tens of thousands of ground troops and invest more in air and sea power. >>> president obama spent his wednesday making a campaign stop in ohio. while, therehe announced the appointment of cordray to lead the consumer protection bureau. >> the financial firms have armies of lobbyists in washington looking out for their interests. you need somebody looking out for your interests and fighting for you and that's richard cordray. his job will be to protect families like yours from the abuses of the financial industry. >> cordray was first appointed to the position last su
by the citizens of the city will be used not only for the purposes of this city but the decision about those resources will rest solely with the people in the city. >> council chair kwame brown, council members michael brown and david kitania attended the announcement. they're expected to be a part of the city's delegation as well. >> president obama will make a rare appearance at the pentagon. he'll join defense officials in outlining a strategy for a leaner u.s. military. the...
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according to the city filing, city hall is $45 million in the red. the bankruptcy filing should keep san bernardino running at least for now. >>> time now 4:38. a cool week will give way to an even better weekend. anny is in for howard. she'll let us know what we can expect and if any rain is headed our way. >>> millions of direct tv customers can no longer watch sponge bob, avatar or the daily show all because of a dispute with viacom. >> that's not right. i love those shows. >> one maryland community is getting rid of traffic cameras with hopes of improving road safety. >> we're back in two minutes with your weather first. you're watching 9news now. >>> good morning. time 4:41 on your thursday. plenty of sunshine for this morning. temperatures will get up to upper 70s, close to 80 by 9:00 as you're heading out the door early. by this afternoon a few clouds could come in. only a slight chance for a storm generally west of interstate 81. by this afternoon, early evening high temperatures topping out in the upper 80s, close to 90 degrees. here's a loo
according to the city filing, city hall is $45 million in the red. the bankruptcy filing should keep san bernardino running at least for now. >>> time now 4:38. a cool week will give way to an even better weekend. anny is in for howard. she'll let us know what we can expect and if any rain is headed our way. >>> millions of direct tv customers can no longer watch sponge bob, avatar or the daily show all because of a dispute with viacom. >> that's not right. i love those...
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it would be the first big city school strike in the u.s. since detroit teachers walked off their jobs for 16 days in 2006. >>> despite the rising price a the gas pump recently, experts say we could see a drop in those prices soon. the damage from hurricane isaac is not believed to are serious which will allow gulf coast refineries to get back to work quickly. the end of the summer blend of gasoline could bring prices down 20 cents a gallon just over the next month. here in d.c. we're paying about $3.98 a gallon. last year we were only paying $3.77 at this time. >>> today is expected to be humid with a chance for some storms. howard is back in two minutes to let us know how bad things could be, especially during the morning commute. >> appealing to the fairer sex has improved the sales of one danish toy company. >>> new speed cameras around the district are alive and active. that's coming up at 4:49. >> we're back with your weather first in to minutes. stay with us -- to minutes. stay with -- two minutes. stay with us. >>> 4:39 on this tuesd
it would be the first big city school strike in the u.s. since detroit teachers walked off their jobs for 16 days in 2006. >>> despite the rising price a the gas pump recently, experts say we could see a drop in those prices soon. the damage from hurricane isaac is not believed to are serious which will allow gulf coast refineries to get back to work quickly. the end of the summer blend of gasoline could bring prices down 20 cents a gallon just over the next month. here in d.c. we're...
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. >>> 9news clean up begins with a look at things in montgomery city-county building county. a second day of traffic problems is expected for commuters. delia is live along georgia avenue in silver springs. how are things there? >> reporter: would you believe literally stood in front of the camera to do this live shot. within the last two minutes it was like the heavens opened up and the lights came on. i guess you can call it now 199 traffic lights not working inmont testimoniry county. the lights have been on for the last couple of minutes and traffic seems to be moving smoothly. you can see all the cones they had here, folks were treating this as a four way stop. and literally, because it was a darkened intersection, the cones were creating lanes for folks. on the way here, traveling down jones bridge road, connecticut avenue, heading toward this way, we ran into a number of darkened intersections. i have to say we are talking about four lane roads, major intersections and thoroughfares that will be absolutely packed and very busy today. it was pretty treacherous, and a bi
. >>> 9news clean up begins with a look at things in montgomery city-county building county. a second day of traffic problems is expected for commuters. delia is live along georgia avenue in silver springs. how are things there? >> reporter: would you believe literally stood in front of the camera to do this live shot. within the last two minutes it was like the heavens opened up and the lights came on. i guess you can call it now 199 traffic lights not working inmont testimoniry...
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the city's fire chief says weissman was known for going to extra mile -- the extra mile even when off the job. >> joshua visited her home after responding to an accident in her home. josh reassured the mother her son had been thoroughly checked out after being involved in the home accident when the boy's grandmother fell ill while holding the by. that was the kind of person -- boy. that was the kind of person josh was. committed. professional, dedication to the end. >> weissman was among the first
the city's fire chief says weissman was known for going to extra mile -- the extra mile even when off the job. >> joshua visited her home after responding to an accident in her home. josh reassured the mother her son had been thoroughly checked out after being involved in the home accident when the boy's grandmother fell ill while holding the by. that was the kind of person -- boy. that was the kind of person josh was. committed. professional, dedication to the end. >> weissman was...
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. >>> after more than a decade of talking about it, plans are now in the works to revitalize the city of college park. the plans call for new development for the university of maryland's east campus. they include a four-star hotel, graduate student housing complexes and some upscale restaurants. the first phase of the development focuses on the corner of paint branch parkway on route 1. the major construction is expected to start next spring. >>> a fairfax county high school student is a big winner and will soon be going to new york city. samantha bryant has won the grand prize in david's bridal contest. thousands of students across the country submitted sketches of their dream properly dresses. she not only gets a trip to new york but a $25,000 scholarship and her design will be featured in "17 magazine." >>> this weekend in chicago and new york, people paid tribute to the soul train founder. don cornelius started the show while working at a chicago radio station. he was 75 years old when he died last wednesday in los angeles of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. >>> in new york hundred
. >>> after more than a decade of talking about it, plans are now in the works to revitalize the city of college park. the plans call for new development for the university of maryland's east campus. they include a four-star hotel, graduate student housing complexes and some upscale restaurants. the first phase of the development focuses on the corner of paint branch parkway on route 1. the major construction is expected to start next spring. >>> a fairfax county high school...
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more importantly us for, the rise of the 50s coming up toward dallas, oklahoma city. that push of milder air is going to get this cold that's with us now out of here so that never the next couple of days we're going to see a significant warm-up out our way thanks in part to this storm system coming into the northwest. there's rain and snow with this but this thing with the southwesterly winds ahead of it will take those warmer readings we just saw and kick them in our direction. so that while we're going to struggle to get around 50 today, i think we'll be closer to 65 tomorrow and closer to 70 by thursday. a couple of snow showers in the mountains yesterday afternoon and evening and right now it's up in the flakes. looking at the future cast, a quiet day ahead. temperatures from the south and temperatures pushing 60. the nighttime hours topping at 6:45, lots of sunshine here. we'll go through the day a wednesday, sunny. a passing cloud here or there but mostly sunny and mild day as temperatures tomorrow shoot into the 60s and even warmer still on thursday. this front
more importantly us for, the rise of the 50s coming up toward dallas, oklahoma city. that push of milder air is going to get this cold that's with us now out of here so that never the next couple of days we're going to see a significant warm-up out our way thanks in part to this storm system coming into the northwest. there's rain and snow with this but this thing with the southwesterly winds ahead of it will take those warmer readings we just saw and kick them in our direction. so that while...
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this plan would cost the city $22 million. it's about $2 million more than the plan rejected two weeks ago. the plan would pay back tens of thousands of works by converting four unpaid holidays in 2011 to paid days. >>> three northern virginia counties topped this year's forbes list of the wealthiest counties in america. they are loudoun county, virginia ranked first with a median annual household income of $115,000 fall willing right -- falls right behind falls church, virginia at $114,000. fairfax county came in at $105,000. other ones, los alamos county, new mexico, $103,000 and howard county, maryland rounded out the top five with the median family income of $103,000. lots of money. big money. big money. >> no wonder why fund-raisers are held in northern virginia. >> i can tell you this is why i moved to northern virginia because they give you a bag of money. >> welcome. >>> two d.c. area airports are among the worst and best in the country according to a recent survey. >> we're back with that story and more when 9news now
this plan would cost the city $22 million. it's about $2 million more than the plan rejected two weeks ago. the plan would pay back tens of thousands of works by converting four unpaid holidays in 2011 to paid days. >>> three northern virginia counties topped this year's forbes list of the wealthiest counties in america. they are loudoun county, virginia ranked first with a median annual household income of $115,000 fall willing right -- falls right behind falls church, virginia at...
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for a second day demonstrations flared in several cities. as many as seven people have died in clashes with afghan security forces. the american embassy -- [ inaudible ] the u.s. has apologized for burning of the copies of the quran. >>> here's a look at some of the other things making news. police in bremerton, washington say an 8-year-old girl was scriptually wounded by a -- critically wounded by a gunshot at her elementary school. a student brought a gun to the school and it went off in a third grader's backpack. police are trying to figure out how he got the weapon. >>> divers in italy have located about eight more bodies aboard that capsized cruise ship off the italian coast of the the costa concordia tipped on its side after hitting a reef last month. 17 bodies have been recovered, 11 more still missing. italian news reports say the body of a 5-year-old is among those discovered but it will be sometime before they're actually recovered. >>> the superintendent of the upper big branch mine in west virginia is facing conspiracy charges fo
for a second day demonstrations flared in several cities. as many as seven people have died in clashes with afghan security forces. the american embassy -- [ inaudible ] the u.s. has apologized for burning of the copies of the quran. >>> here's a look at some of the other things making news. police in bremerton, washington say an 8-year-old girl was scriptually wounded by a -- critically wounded by a gunshot at her elementary school. a student brought a gun to the school and it went...
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we were talking about 678 degrees for the city -- 68 degrees for the city's center. code green is good. we're not going to see the opportunity for too many showers or thunderstorms. just an isolated possibility today as the temperatures for the next seven days start to inch out of the middle 80s and we'll push those upper #s on by the time -- upper 80s by the time we get to saturday and sunday. we're looking at a very good weekend ahead but at least we're steering clear of the 90s. >>> close in on the beltway, host of the overnice construction is clearing up and -- overnight construction is clearing up and we're looking good. the big issue is up north in old town ellicott city. i'm going to step out and show you what it's like live now. we've been dealing with the situation since overnight. it's an overnight cargo train derailment deadly accident blocking frederick road if westchester and columbia pike and crews say it's going to be that way throughout the day with the cleanup and investigation. you're looking at a live shot from our kevin king right now up in old to
we were talking about 678 degrees for the city -- 68 degrees for the city's center. code green is good. we're not going to see the opportunity for too many showers or thunderstorms. just an isolated possibility today as the temperatures for the next seven days start to inch out of the middle 80s and we'll push those upper #s on by the time -- upper 80s by the time we get to saturday and sunday. we're looking at a very good weekend ahead but at least we're steering clear of the 90s. >>>...
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here at lunch time notice the heaviest stuff potentially toward rehoboth and ocean city. a couple of sprinkles still can't be ruled out. hanging out even during the afternoon hours. it's not going to be a constant downpour but one of those things to maybe be a nuisance at times this afternoon. tomorrow morning could be a few showers down toward southern maryland. that's going to be the case tomorrow. the best chance of showers on tuesday. fredricksburg, southern maryland. then we'll see the moisture creep back a little bit toward us as we head toward wednesday. looking at the forecast, today 87. a couple of showers and storms. so a yellow alert day. tonight the 60s and 70s. i go green because the stray thunderstorm will be generally south of d.c. southern maryland around 90. wednesday around 90. then as we head toward the rest of the week, a couple of storms possible thursday, friday even into saturday highs mainly in the 80s. beverly farmer, good morning. >> good morning. looks pretty good on the roadways to start your work weeng. southbound lanes at 270 coming out of fr
here at lunch time notice the heaviest stuff potentially toward rehoboth and ocean city. a couple of sprinkles still can't be ruled out. hanging out even during the afternoon hours. it's not going to be a constant downpour but one of those things to maybe be a nuisance at times this afternoon. tomorrow morning could be a few showers down toward southern maryland. that's going to be the case tomorrow. the best chance of showers on tuesday. fredricksburg, southern maryland. then we'll see the...
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he applauded the city's recent population growth and touched on the city's strengthening economy and lower unemployment rates. the mayor said the nation's capital is making progress in education reform. >> i plan to -- my plan on building one city focuses on three priorities. creating a new economy for the district that is growing and diversified. two, ensuring that district residents are prepared for the jobs of the new economy. and three, improving the quality of life for all. >> mayor gray said emergency response times in the city have improved and their plans to hire even more police officers -- there are plans to hire even more police officers in the future. >>> surveillance video is usually used to catch criminals in the act. this time it got two prince george's county police officers in trouble instead. their arrest of a suspect is caught on camera. >> we have more on the two different versions of what happened five days ago during an arrest on rhode island avenue in brentwood. >> reporter: the story began around 9:30 friday night when two prince george's county police officer
he applauded the city's recent population growth and touched on the city's strengthening economy and lower unemployment rates. the mayor said the nation's capital is making progress in education reform. >> i plan to -- my plan on building one city focuses on three priorities. creating a new economy for the district that is growing and diversified. two, ensuring that district residents are prepared for the jobs of the new economy. and three, improving the quality of life for all. >>...